So... tonight I'm sitting at home with an extremely heavy heart. As I get older, I realize that true friends are rare and hard to find. I know that my friend circle is small and I am okay with that. I know I have a friend that I have had since birth, and that friendship is unshakable - whether we saw each other last night, last month, or last year. We pick up right where we left off and it is like no time has passed. I know that I will have her as a friend until the day I leave this earth. We grew up in church together, although we were at different elementary schools our friendship was strong because of church. We went through the awkward middle school years together, calling each other every night, staying on the phone for hours - talking about what we were going to wear, when we would go to the mall on Friday night, and who our latest crushes were. When we got to high school - that is when we were together every day at school for four years. We ended up rooming together in college - since that day, we have had first jobs, weddings, divorces, the birth of our kids, the death of loved ones, and so many memories they cannot all be remembered. And through it all - no matter what, we have schemed, laughed until we almost peed our pants, supported each other, prayed for each other, and have always been there for each other no matter the circumstances. There is no judgement in this friendship - just unconditional love! With all of this being said, when you find out that someone you love like a sister has been going through hell, and you have not checked in like you should have because life gets hectic...your heart breaks! So.. what do you do? You sit down and talk, you catch up, you vow to be a better friend, you cry, you pray, and most of all you LOVE unconditionally!!!
I am very grateful, that I have a few "no matter what" friends - and I am so thankful that God put them in my life. So, today, pick up the phone...call them, text them. Let those people in your life know that they are loved, and that NO MATTER WHAT you will always be here!!! Y'all, we all need more "no matter what" friends!
